Cardano's ADA Pops 7%, Bitcoin, Ether Show Steady Gains as Traders Enter 2026
Cardano’s ADA surged 7% on Friday, outpacing Bitcoin’s modest 1% rise to around $88,700 and Ether’s similar gain near $3,010. The rally was confined to a handful of large‑cap tokens, with Solana, XRP and BNB also posting gains, while the broader altcoin market remained subdued. Analysts at B2BINPAY noted that investors are still favoring liquid majors as they adopt a capital‑preservation stance at the start of 2026. Parallel risk‑on moves in Asian equities, tech stocks, gold and silver reinforced the positive, yet fragile, market backdrop.
Metric Suggests Bitcoin Has Been in a Bear Market for 2 Months
CryptoQuant researcher Julio Moreno says Bitcoin entered a bear market two months ago, as the Bull Score Index turned bearish in early November. The price has slipped below its one‑year moving average, currently trading around $88,500. Moreno projects the bear‑market...
Dogecoin Surges 7% as a Double-Bottom Break Sparks DOGE Rally
Dogecoin surged 6.6% to $0.126, breaking the $0.121 resistance band on volume that spiked to 183% of its daily average. The move completed a double‑bottom pattern around $0.120‑$0.121, turning that zone into potential support. Traders now watch the $0.1245‑$0.125 level...
Polymarket Traders See Just 21% Chance of Bitcoin Hitting $150K This Year
Prediction‑market platform Polymarket shows traders assigning a 21% probability that Bitcoin will reach $150,000 before the end of 2024, with 45% odds for $120,000 and an 80% chance of hitting $100,000. The odds decline sharply at higher price levels, reflecting...
Turkmenistan Rings in New Year with Crypto Exchanges, Miners
Turkmenistan has legalized crypto mining and trading after President Serdar Berdimuhamedow signed a new law that took effect on Thursday. The legislation allows both domestic and foreign miners to operate once registered and requires crypto exchanges to obtain licenses, implement...
Crypto Coin Minute for January 2nd, 2026 at 08:39 AM Pacific Time.
Crypto markets opened strong on Jan 2, 2026, with Bitcoin at $90,499 (+3.01%), Ethereum at $3,134 (+5.17%), Binance Coin at $884 (+3.25%), XRP at $1.96 (+5.35%) and Solana at $131 (+5.40%). Flow announced a recovery plan after a $3.9 million exploit, while...
Losses From Crypto Hacks Down 60% in December: PeckShield
PeckShield reports crypto‑related hack losses fell to about $76 million in December, a 60 percent drop from November’s $194 million. The month saw 26 major exploits, with the largest incidents being a $50 million address‑poisoning scam and a $27.3 million private‑key leak in a multi‑signature...
Ethereum Co-Founder Pitches DApps as Solution to 2025 Cloudflare Outage
Ethereum co‑founder Vitalik Buterin argues that decentralized applications (DApps) can shield users from large‑scale internet outages like the November Cloudflare failure, which knocked out about 20% of hosted sites. He emphasizes Ethereum’s mission to become a "world computer" that delivers censorship‑free,...
Happy New Year, Mark Cuban: Judge Dismisses Lawsuit over Voyager Digital
A federal judge in Florida dismissed the class‑action lawsuit filed by former Voyager Digital investors against Mark Cuban and the Dallas Mavericks, ruling the plaintiffs lacked personal jurisdiction. The suit alleged false representations about Voyager’s risks tied to the 2021...
Vitalik Buterin on the Two Goals Ethereum Must Meet to Become the ‘World Computer’
Ethereum co‑founder Vitalik Buterin reflected on 2025’s technical gains, noting faster processing, higher reliability, and improved scalability. He warned that milestones alone won’t fulfill Ethereum’s original mission of a decentralized world computer. Buterin emphasized two simultaneous imperatives: global usability and...
Crypto Privacy in 2026: Compliance-Friendly Tools Take Center Stage
Crypto privacy entered 2025’s regulatory spotlight and will intensify in 2026 as developers launch compliance‑friendly tools. Legal battles against mixers like Tornado Cash and Samourai Wallet highlight regulators’ view of non‑custodial services as money‑transmitters. In response, a new “pragmatic privacy” stack is...
SOL Accumulation Tops Crypto Trends on New Year’s Day: Santiment
Santiment flagged Solana whale accumulation as the top crypto trend on New Year’s Day 2026, noting repeated purchases of 10 or more SOL by large wallets. Despite a 46% price decline over the past three months, liquidity remains strong and...
Bithumb Flags $200M in Dormant Crypto Assets Across 2.6M Inactive Accounts
South Korean exchange Bithumb has identified over $200 million in dormant crypto assets spread across 2.6 million inactive accounts, some untouched for up to twelve years. The largest single dormant balance is about $2.84 million, and certain holdings have posted gains exceeding 61,000 %...
Tether Snaps up Another 8,888 BTC, Now Fifth-Largest Bitcoin Wallet
Tether announced on New Year’s Eve that it purchased an additional 8,888 Bitcoin, bringing its disclosed holdings to more than 96,000 BTC. The acquisition, valued at roughly $780 million, cements the stablecoin issuer as the fifth‑largest Bitcoin address worldwide and the...
Trader Bags $1M From ‘Abnormal’ BROCCOLI714 Memecoin Activity on Binance
Trader Vida claims a $1 million profit by exploiting abnormal activity in the BROCCOLI714 memecoin on Binance. The token surged then reversed after unusually large spot buy orders, prompting a long‑short strategy. Binance denied any hack, stating its risk controls operated...
Final Nail in the 4-Year Cycle? BTC Ends Year After Halving in the Red
Bitcoin closed 2025 in the red, falling more than 30% from its $126,080 all‑time high and marking the first post‑halving year the cryptocurrency ended lower than it began. The April 2024 halving, which traditionally triggers a multi‑year bull run, failed...
Crypto Forces to Compound in 2026, Accelerating Adoption: Coinbase
Coinbase’s head of investment research, David Duong, predicts that the forces driving crypto adoption in 2025—spot exchange‑traded funds, stablecoins, and tokenization—will compound in 2026. He cites faster ETF approvals, expanding stablecoin use in delivery‑vs‑payment (DvP) structures, and broader acceptance of...
CFTC Director Who Made Bitcoin Futures Possible Returns as Chief of Staff
Amir Zaidi has rejoined the CFTC as chief of staff after a six‑year break, bringing back the expertise that helped launch the agency’s regulated Bitcoin futures in 2017. His prior tenure (2010‑2019) included directing the Division of Market Oversight, where...
India’s Central Bank Urges Countries to Prioritize CBDCs over Stablecoins
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has called on nations to prioritize central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) over privately‑issued stablecoins, citing financial‑stability risks. In its December financial‑stability report, the RBI argued that CBDCs preserve the “singleness of money” and should...
Digital ID, CBDCs Risk Turning US Into ‘Surveillance State’: US Rep
U.S. Representative Warren Davidson warned that recent crypto legislation, especially the GENIUS Act, could pave the way for a permissioned central bank digital currency and mandatory digital ID, effectively turning the United States into a surveillance‑focused financial system. He argued...
US Lawmakers Expected to Address Market Structure Markup in January
U.S. Senate Banking Committee is slated to hold a markup on the Responsible Financial Innovation Act in the second week of January, moving the digital‑asset market‑structure bill forward after months of delay. The legislation, which builds on the House‑passed Digital...
Why JPMorgan’s Onchain Fund Is a Big Signal for Ethereum
JPMorgan Asset Management has tokenized a traditional money‑market fund, launching the My OnChain Net Yield Fund (MONY) on the Ethereum mainnet. The fund invests in U.S. Treasuries and Treasury‑backed repos, offering daily dividend reinvestment and redemption via cash or stablecoins....
How an AI-Fueled Romance Scam Drained a Bitcoin Retirement Fund
A divorced Bitcoin investor lost his entire retirement fund—a full Bitcoin—after falling victim to an AI‑driven romance scam. The fraudmer used synthetic portraits and real‑time deep‑fake video calls to build a convincing relationship before extracting the funds. This case illustrates...
If History Repeats Itself, Will the US Congress Become More Pro-Crypto in 2026?
Following the 2024 elections, roughly 270 lawmakers with crypto‑friendly stances entered the 119th Congress, bolstered by advocacy groups like Stand With Crypto and PACs such as Fairshake. In July, the House passed three bills during a Republican‑led “Crypto Week,” including...
Crypto Billionaires Are Among Biggest Losers of 2025: Report
Crypto billionaires faced steep declines in 2025, with Michael Saylor losing $2.6 billion and his net worth falling to $3.8 billion after an October flash crash. The Winklevoss twins saw a 59% drop, while Binance founder CZ Zhao shed about 5% of...
Base’s Creator Coin Push Sparks Builder Backlash over Favoritism Concerns
Base is aggressively promoting creator‑coin tokens on its L2, largely through a partnership with NFT marketplace Zora. The initiative has spurred a surge in daily token mints, overtaking Solana in August, and keeps the network processing more than 10 million transactions...
2026 Will Be Red for Bitcoin, but Payment Tech Will Improve: BTC OGs
Bitcoin is projected to hit a low around $60,000 in the fourth quarter of 2026, extending the price decline that began in late 2025. Analyst Michael Terpin sees the dip as a buying window before the 2028 halving sparks a...
Trump Media to Distribute New Digital Tokens to DJT Shareholders
Trump Media and Technology Group announced a partnership with Crypto.com to distribute a new digital token to DJT shareholders, issuing one token per whole share on Crypto.com’s Cronos blockchain. Token holders will receive periodic rewards, including discounts on Truth Social,...
Here’s What AI Models Predict for Bitcoin and Altcoin Price Ranges in 2026
Cointelegraph queried four leading AI models in December 2025 to generate base‑case 2026 price ranges for eight major cryptocurrencies. The models converged on a maturing market, with Bitcoin projected between $85,000 and $250,000 and Ethereum between $3,000 and $18,000, reflecting...
Strategy Accumulates over 22,000 Bitcoin, RWAs Top $19 Billion: December in Charts
Strategy, Michael Saylor’s Bitcoin investment vehicle, bought 22,628 BTC in December, bringing its total holdings to 672,497 BTC – roughly 3.3% of all Bitcoin. The cryptocurrency’s price slipped 4% in the month, trading around $88,000 and poised to close the...
KBW Upgrades TeraWulf to Outperform, Sees AI Pivot as Catalyst for Sharp Growth
KBW upgraded TeraWulf (WULF) to Outperform and lifted its price target from $9.50 to $24. The broker argues the market undervalues the company’s transition from Bitcoin mining to AI and high‑performance computing (HPC) leasing. Analysts project a 505% EBITDA compound...
Ethereum Below $3K: Low Fees, Weak ETF Flows Signal Stagnation Into 2026
Ethereum has been confined below the $3,000 level as repeated breakout attempts fail, eroding trader confidence. Network fees have dropped 26% even though transaction volume rose 10%, indicating weaker demand for on‑chain processing. Ether‑linked ETFs have seen $307 million of net...
Wallets Tied to TRUMP Memecoin Team Pull $94M USDC to Coinbase in December
On‑chain analysts flagged $94 million in USDC withdrawals from the Official Trump memecoin’s liquidity pools, including a $33 million transfer routed through Fireblocks to Coinbase. Launched just before the 2025 inauguration, the token peaked at $75.35 before plunging below $5, a 90 %...
XRP and Solana Volatility in 2025 Was Twice as Bumpy as Bitcoin's
In 2025, XRP and Solana experienced realized volatility of 80% and 87% respectively, roughly twice Bitcoin's 43% level. Altcoin ETFs have attracted $1 billion for XRP and $763.9 million for Solana, yet their liquidity remains shallow compared with Bitcoin’s $56.96 billion in spot...
Bitwise Files with US SEC for 11 Single‑token ‘Strategy’ Crypto ETFs
Bitwise has submitted a Form N‑1A to the SEC proposing eleven single‑token “strategy” ETFs, each focused on a specific altcoin such as Aave, Uniswap, Zcash, Sui and Near. The funds will combine direct spot holdings with exposure through exchange‑traded products...
South Korean Retail Keeps Buying Ether Hoarder BitMine Despite 80% Drop: Report
South Korean retail investors have continued to pour money into BitMine Immersion Technologies despite an 82% plunge from its July peak, making it the second‑most bought overseas stock by Korean traders after Alphabet. The company, now holding roughly $12 billion in...
Bitcoin's Market Got Calmer in 2025 Thanks to Yield-Hungry Institutional Investors
In 2025 Bitcoin’s implied volatility fell sharply as institutions adopted covered‑call strategies to earn yield on idle holdings. Volmex’s BVIV and Deribit’s DVOL indexes dropped from around 70 % to the mid‑40 % range, reflecting reduced market turbulence. Institutional players sold out‑of‑the‑money...
Ethereum L1 Transactions Hit 2.2M a Day; Each Costs About 17 Cents
Ethereum mainnet set a new daily record of 2.2 million transactions, while the average transaction fee dropped to roughly 17 cents. The decline follows a series of 2025 upgrades—Pectra and Fusaka—that expanded validator capabilities and raised the block gas limit from 45 million...
Bullish Calls of XRP to Jump 300% in 2026 Do the Rounds Again, Implying $8 Target
XRP traded around $1.87 on Dec 31, 2025, with volume up 20.8% despite a narrow price range. Standard Chartered reiterated a bullish forecast, targeting $8 per token by the end of 2026, citing clearer U.S. regulation and growing institutional appetite. Spot...
Uganda Opposition Leader Promotes Bitchat Amid Fears of Internet Blackout
Ugandan opposition leader Bobi Wine is urging citizens to install Jack Dorsey’s decentralized messaging app Bitchat ahead of the Jan. 15, 2026 presidential election, warning that the Museveni regime may repeat past internet blackouts. The government has also moved to restrict...
XYO’s Markus Levin: Why a Data-Native L1 Could Become AI’s “Proof of Origin” Backbone
In a SlateCast interview, XYO co‑founder Markus Levin outlined the company’s purpose‑built Layer‑1 designed for massive real‑world data flows. He highlighted DePIN’s rapid expansion, citing a World Economic Forum forecast that the sector could grow to trillions of dollars by...
What the Fed’s Divided 2026 Outlook Means for Bitcoin and Crypto
The Federal Reserve’s December 2025 dot‑plot revealed a split among policymakers, with equal numbers forecasting zero, one, or two rate cuts for 2026, suggesting only a single 25‑basis‑point cut is likely. Three cuts in 2025 brought the funds rate to...
Pakistan Could Be a Crypto Leader in 5 Years at Current Pace: CZ
Former Binance chief Changpeng Zhao praised Pakistan’s rapid regulatory progress, saying the country could rank among the world’s crypto leaders by 2030. Pakistan has launched a Virtual Assets Regulatory Authority, granted licenses to Binance and HTX, and begun building a...
US Prosecutors Oppose Defi Education Fund Brief Ahead of Potential MEV Case Retrial
U.S. prosecutors have asked Judge Jessica Clarke to reject an amicus brief filed by the DeFi Education Fund (DEF) as the court prepares a retrial of Anton and James Peraire‑Bueno, accused of using MEV bots to exploit Ethereum. The brief,...
This Legendary $197M Bear Has Flipped Long Altcoins with High Leverage, but Funding Rates Signal a Dangerous Trap
The crypto‑whale known as BitcoinOG, famed for a $197 million BTC short, has resurfaced with a massive multi‑asset long strategy on Hyperliquid. Over $291 million of USDC flowed into the wallet, funding a series of large BTC, ETH and SOL order ladders....
How Privacy Prevailed in an Otherwise Dismal Q4 for Crypto
Privacy‑focused cryptocurrencies outshone the broader market in Q4 2025, with Zcash soaring from about $50 to near $700 and its shielded‑address share reaching roughly 30 % of total supply. Monero and Dash also posted relative gains, highlighting renewed investor interest in...
David Beckham-Backed Prenetics Ditches Bitcoin Purchase
Prenetics, the health‑sciences firm co‑founded by David Beckham, announced it will cease all new Bitcoin purchases after a prolonged crypto market slump, while retaining its existing 510 BTC worth roughly $45 million. The company will redirect capital to its IM8 supplement...
Ethereum Quietly Sets a Record: 8.7M Contracts Deployed in One Quarter
Ethereum recorded a new quarterly high of 8.7 million smart contracts deployed in Q4 2025, according to Token Terminal data. The surge reflects organic growth fueled by real‑world asset tokenization, stablecoin activity, and core infrastructure upgrades. Contract deployments are a leading indicator...
SEC Filings Reveal the Multi-Million Dollar Trap Hiding Inside ‘Exclusive’ WhatsApp Crypto Investment Clubs
The SEC has charged three crypto‑trading platforms and four WhatsApp‑based investment clubs with a $14 million fraud that ran from January 2024 to January 2025. Scammers posed as AI‑driven “professors,” posted fabricated profit screenshots, and steered members to fake platforms that claimed regulatory...
Russia Targets Unregistered Crypto Miners with New Criminal Penalties
Russia’s Ministry of Justice has drafted amendments to the Criminal Code that impose heavy penalties on unregistered cryptocurrency miners, including fines up to 2.5 million rubles and forced labor. Profitable illegal operations could face up to five years in prison and...